title: Factor structure of the BASC-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Student Form.
abstract: The BASC-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) Student Form (Kamphaus & Reynolds, 2007) is a recently developed youth self-report rating scale designed to identify students at risk for behavioral and emotional problems. The BESS Student Form was derived from the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition Self-Report of Personality (BASC-2 SRP; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) using principal component analytic procedures and theoretical considerations. Using 3 samples, the authors conducted exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to understand the underlying factor structure of the BESS Student Form. The results of the EFA suggested that the SRP contained a 4-factor (i.e., Personal Adjustment, Inattention/Hyperactivity, Internalizing, School Problems) emergent structure, which was supported by CFA in 2 additional samples. Practical and research implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California-Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. edowdy@education.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dowdy
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Twyford
authors.forename: Jenna K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: DiStefano
authors.forename: Randy W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Kamphaus
authors.forename: Kristen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mays
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology